Feb 24 2010

A bunch of Short Circuit reMixes!

The good folks at LA based Dreamwave/SynthPop label Binary stopped by the electronic rumors inbox to drop off a bunch of reMixes, some old, some new showcasing the production talents of Andrew Verner A.K.A. Short Circuit just ahead of his début album release.

His reMixes of Keenhouse’s ‘Mecho Maniac’ and The Presets’ ‘Kicking And Screaming’ have been knocking around for a while now but perfectly show off Andrews unique take on the Dreamwave sound, kinda’ like a rawer, more analog version take on the genre.

He’s also dropped two new reMixes of 80’s classics Def Leppard’s ‘Foolin’’ and Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat it’, which display a more urgent, almost more aggressive, evolution to his style.

♫ Keenhouse – Mecho Maniac (Short Circuit reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ The Presets – Kicking And Screaming (Short Circuit reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Michael Jackson – Beat It (Short Circuit reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Def Leppard – Foolin’ (Short Circuit reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Andrew has been locked away in his studio for months and Binary will be releasing the results very soon.

Short Circuit @ Beatport

Short Circuit @ Amazon

Feb 24 2010

Cavaliers Of Fun reMix

We posted about Cavaliers Of Fun a while back, including the track ‘Secret Galaxies’. We were pretty impressed with the mashing up of Space-Synth, Dreamwave and Chiptune and some good solid songs.

‘Secret Galaxies’ has been given a banging work over by Canada’s ¡borracho! which kinda’ holds on to the ElectroPop feel but introduces some hardcore dancefloor elements.

♫ Cavaliers Of Fun – Secret Galaxies (¡borracho! reMixx) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Go check out Cavaliers Of Fun on MySpace

Cavaliers Of Fun @ MySpace

Feb 23 2010

CHEW LiPS – Karen video!

CHEW LiPS’ have débuted the video for the next single from their absolutely sunning album ‘Unicorn’, ‘Karen’.

Great song, cool video!

And check out some behind the scenes footage!

The ‘Unicorn’ album is out now and is defiantly a recommended purchase!

Feb 23 2010

Penguin Prison reMix Jack Peñate

electronic rumors fave, Penguin Prison, has reMixed Indie/alternative singer Jack Peñate’s track of last year ‘So Near’ and effortlessly made it his own.

Creating a funky, soulful, ElectroPop gem, this could be a PP track. It so different from the original whilst keeping the song structure and making it sound like it was always written to be an ElectroPop track. Genius!

♫ Jack Peñate – So Near (Penguin Prison reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

Penguin Prison has such a huge year ahead of him!

Jack Peñate @ Beatport

Jack Peñate @ Juno

Jack Peñate @ 7Digital

Jack Peñate @ Amazon

Feb 23 2010

Chinese Christmas Cards

Chinese Christmas Cards are a duo of breakthrough artists from Barcelona who won Levi’s Unfamous Music Awards 2009.

They produce some infections and quirky Indie-Electro-Folk-Pop that’s almost like a Spanish The Postal Service, without all the moping around. ‘Welcome To Life’ is their new single and it’s four minutes of uplifting, interesting songwriting based around cheap synths and acoustic guitar. It’s well worth a listen if you’re in a whimsical mood!

♫ Chinese Christmas Cards – Welcome To Life (zShare) (MediaFire)

Go check out CCC on MySpace:

Chinese Christmas Cards @ MySpace

Feb 21 2010

Château Marmont’s new EP

‘Nibiru’ is the title track of the forthcoming second EP by French dreamy ElectroPoppers Château Marmont.

The track sounds like a mash-up between current Dreamwave sounds and 80’s B-Boy Electro, spacey retro synths and arpeggios share the space with 808 claps and robo vocodering creating a fantastic hybrid!

♫ Château Marmont – Nibiru (zShare) (MediaFire)

‘Nibiru’ is out soon on Institubes.

Château Marmont @ Beatport

Château Marmont @ Juno

Château Marmont @ 7Digital

Château Marmont @ Amazon

Feb 18 2010

Nearly 14 years later… Alan Wilder on stage with Depeche Mode!!!

Last night Depeche Mode performed a one off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and come encore they were joined on stage by the one and only Alan Wider.

This the first time he has joined his ex-bandmates since leaving the band in June 1995, and forming Recoil. These couple of poor quality videos of the performance of ‘Somebody’ can be your solace for not being there!

All they need now is to convince him to produce the next album and we’re good to go!

Depeche Mode @ Beatport

Depeche Mode @ Juno

Depeche Mode @ 7Digital

Depeche Mode @ Amazon

Feb 18 2010

Silver Columns reMixed

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Silver Columns, slightly less of a mystery than last time we featured them, also slightly less French! LOL Turns out to be Scots Adem and The Pictish Trail (who we had heard rumors it was) making some really interesting ElectroPop.

Their forthcoming single, ‘Cavalier’ has, here, been given a version by The Time And Space Machine, also known as Richard Norris from Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve, who provide a spaced out, prog Electro take on the tune balancing otherworldly synths with a down to earth piano line. Good stuff!

♫ Silver Columns – Cavalier (The Time And Space Machine reMix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You can buy the previous single, ‘Yes, And Dance’ , now at Boomkat.

Silver Columns @ Beatport

Silver Columns @ Juno

Silver Columns @ Amazon

Feb 18 2010

Japayork

22 year old Londoner Japayork is a graphic designer, photographer, maker of sweet SynthPop tracks and now video director with this excellent self-made video he created for his track ‘Our Now’.

Japayork is defiantly a name to keep an eye on in 2010, his lush, layered synth tunes and personal lyrics are sure to strike a chord with most people who hear them.

Also here we have a reMix of his track ‘Teenager’ that sees Japanese Electro producer Lalory get medieval orchestral all over the track!

♫ Japayork – Our Now (zShare) (MediaFire)

♫ Japayork – Teenager (Lalory’s Broadway Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

You should head over to Japayork’s MySpace and show him some love!

Japayork @ MySpace

Feb 18 2010

Night Plane reMix

NightPlane

Simon from THISISNOTANEXIT records dropped this track over on his Twitter feed, it’s an amazing reMix of ‘Wave Haze’ by Night Plane from his ‘Chinese Shadows’ 12”.

Hypnotic and atmospheric, it’s a smooth, almost BladeRunner-esq, soundtrack to the city at night. A crazy, chilled, mash up of Dreamwave, SynthPop and Electro Jazz that’s just made for staring out the car window at the street lights rushing past.

♫ Night Plane – Wave Haze (Fort Tilden Mix) (zShare) (MediaFire)

The ‘Chinese Shadows’ 12” is available from the THISISNOTANEXIT store.

Night Plane @ Beatport

Night Plane @ Juno

Night Plane @ 7Digital